Exoscale
European Swiss cloud (A1 Digital group), 10 zones in 6 countries, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, C5 and HDS certified. Zero US law exposure.
About
Exoscale (Akenes SA) is a 100% European cloud provider, founded in 2011 in Switzerland and a subsidiary of the A1 Digital International group (A1 Telekom Austria Group). Operating exclusively in Europe, Exoscale offers a sovereign alternative to US hyperscalers, with no exposure to the US CLOUD Act, and GDPR-aligned by design.
Geographic zones
Exoscale operates 10 zones across 6 European countries:
| Zone | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| CH-GVA-2 | Geneva | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| CH-DK-2 | Zurich (Dietikon) | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| AT-VIE-1 / AT-VIE-2 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| DE-FRA-1 | Frankfurt | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| DE-MUC-1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| BG-SOF-1 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| HR-ZAG-1 | Zagreb | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
Services
- Compute: virtual instances (provisioning in ~10 seconds), GPU Servers (AI training and inference), Concrete AI
- Kubernetes: Managed Kubernetes SKS (Simple Kubernetes Service, cluster in ~2 minutes)
- Object storage: S3-compatible Object Storage
- Databases: Managed DBaaS — SQL, key-value, and vector databases
- Networking: VPC, Load Balancers, Private Connectivity, DNS
- IAM: native Identity & Access Management
- Marketplace: pre-configured application stacks
Certifications
| Certification | Status |
|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | ✅ Certified |
| ISO/IEC 27017 | ✅ Certified — cloud security controls |
| ISO/IEC 27018 | ✅ Certified — personal data protection |
| SOC 2 Type II | ✅ Attested |
| C5 (German BSI) | ✅ Certified |
| HDS (France) | ✅ Certified — health data hosting |
| CSA STAR | ✅ Certified |
| TISAX | ✅ Certified (automotive sector) |
| GDPR / Swiss FDPA | ✅ Compliant — exclusively hosted in Europe |
| SecNumCloud | ❌ Not certified |
Open-source ecosystem
Exoscale is fully API-driven, with open-source tools on GitHub: CLI, Terraform provider, Kubernetes integrations, SDKs. Zero vendor lock-in — open standards first.
Services Offered
Services are mapped to unified taxonomy categories for easy comparison across providers.
- Compute
- Kubernetes
- Object Storage
- Database
- Iam
Certifications & Compliance
Verified certifications and compliance attestations.
Geographic Coverage
Datacenter locations for data residency and latency considerations.
- Geneva
- Zurich
- Vienna
- Frankfurt
- Munich
- Sofia
- Zagreb